Senegal is scheduled to start the Trial of Ousmane Sonko, the mayor of Ziguinchor, for the rape of a woman who worked at a massage salon. Protests have occurred in the town ahead of the trial and Sonko has called on his supporters to act as shields if he is arrested. Sonko has recently been sentenced to 6 months in a defamation case and has vowed not to respond to court summonses without his safety being guaranteed.

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